article thumbnail

Akilah Institute for Women: Social Media Workshop

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There were a handful who were using LinkedIn and Twitter as professional networking tools. We spent most of our time looking at the importance of setting up a professional profile on Twitter. They were very excited to see the Minister of Health in Rwanda on Twitter. Everyone was using Facebook.

article thumbnail

Tips and Tools for Integrating Social Media Into Your Nonprofit Event Marketing Plan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here’s a summary of tips, tools, examples, and resources for getting the most of our your nonprofit event with social media. (Here’s a curated link list used to create this post). You’ll want to create a Twitter hashtag for the event and make sure it isn’t already being used. Rowfeeder is terrific for this.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Thank You for the Best Birthday Ever!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I met Spencer Brodsky last December when he was doing a fundraiser campaign for his project in Rwanda. He helped me with reaching my influencers on Twitter. When I peeked at my Twitter stream and saw the happy birthday tweets, Facebook wall posts, and blogs, I nearly fell off my chair! And connected with Mark Horvath.

article thumbnail

Nine Digital Marketing Lessons Nonprofits Can Learn from charity: water

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Social proof is particularly powerful when famous people are setting the example. followers on Twitter and nearly 10k followers on Instagram. Adam Braun , the founder of Pencils of Promise , is another example of a founder who is a very effective brand evangelist. Harrison has over 61.5k Harness the Power of Storytelling.

Charity 128
article thumbnail

The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We demonstrated and showed how Twitter can be used to connect with colleagues and extend a brand or campaign. We encouraged participants to Tweet their reflections using the hashtag we set up for the group. We made people go up and down the stairs three times before settling in after lunch.

India 102
article thumbnail

Telling Your Story: NetSquared #Storymakers2017 Workshops for Nonprofits

Tech Soup

Cleveland, Ohio: How to Remarket to Website Visitors via Facebook and Twitter. Kigali, Rwanda: Storytelling Event. HTML EXAMPLE Image: Siobhan Aspinall with Umbrella at The Digital Nonprofit 201 : Elijah van der Giessen via Michele Mateus / CC BY-NC 2.0. --> spanhidden. Thursday, August 3, 2017. Saturday, August 5, 2017.

article thumbnail

Spamming for Good is the Wrong Description of What Dr. Mani, Roger Carr, Jen Lemens, and Other Good Personal Fundraisers Really Do!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Dr. Mani points to some good examples (including Roger) - but also Anne Mitchell who helped raise money for the desperately poor in Tajikistan. I'm thinking about the personal approach the Jen Lemen used to raised for her mission to Rwanda - and she did it in record time -- that is the result of relationship building.

Spam 50